I’m not arguing against the point of the film. I quite liked it. Parents don’t know what their kids are doing online. Overly traditional/religious families can be stifling and alienating. But the kid shouldn’t go full twerk culture either. I like the message

I appreciate cuties drawing attention to the issue

@Delta I'm glad I'm not the only one haha

But I just looked up the actual letter of law

Depicting a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct is illegal. Period.

It is abundantly clear that the dancing is supposed to be sexually suggestive. I’m sure the director would agree. The point of the movies is that depicting the fallout of the sexualizing of children

And honestly if you watched that movie and did not feel like it was shot and delivered in a sexually explicit way I don’t know if we watched the same movie. An 11 year old literally bared her chest to a crowd. The group is a twerking group. Not hip hop or anything, actually focused around twerking

The dancing is sexually suggestive but that's different than "sexually explicit." I would classify sexually explicit as engaging in sexual acts, which they didn't do.

Okay Im pretty sure you can't read the picture which is my fault. i can quote

"Notably, the legal definition of sexually explicit conduct does not require that an image depict a child engaging in sexual activity. A picture of a naked child may constitute illegal child pornography if it is sufficiently sexually suggestive. Additionally, the age of consent for sexual activity in a given state is irrelevant; any depiction of a minor under 18 years of age engaging in sexually explicit conduct is illegal."

Again, she exposed herself to a crowd, it was meant to be sexually enticing in context of the movie, because that was the underlying motivation for most of the dance crews actions, because that how society conditioned them, because that was the point.

But here's some clarification on that definition:


"For purposes of subsection 8(B) [1] of this section, “sexually explicit conduct” means—
(i)graphic sexual intercourse, including genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital, or oral-anal, whether between persons of the same or opposite sex, or lascivious simulated sexual intercourse where the genitals, breast, or pubic area of any person is exhibited;
(ii)graphic or lascivious simulated;
(I)bestiality;
(II)masturbation; or
(III)sadistic or masochistic abuse; or
(iii)graphic or simulated lascivious exhibition of the anus, genitals, or pubic area of any person;"

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2256

I haven't seen it but I would assume if this movie could be considered sexually explicit and therefore illegal due to their age, the Netflix legal team would have stopped it. But that's only my assumption.

If they haven’t been sued, then I’d think so

Have they been sued?

I am not aware, I figured no because I haven’t seen a thousand headlines about it

Ahhh ok.

Some senatores havev sent a letter to the DOJ looking for investigation. So we'll see what happens

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